HOW MOBILE PHONE ACCESS HAS ENDED THE REIGN OF THE PUB DEBATER
Ubiquitous mobile phone access has made the great pub debate a lost art form. Everyone has instant access to any fact or information they could want, meaning that lively debates about any sort of topic are no longer as likely
RED LION RETURNS WITH A ROAR
Kilmore’s Red Lion Hotel was put firmly back on the map when it reopened on Monday. The 169-year-old pub in Victoria’s oldest inland town was once owned by drug boss Tony Mokbel, who purchased it in 1996 for $465K. It
GRIFFITHS OFFERS GOULBURN’S TATTS
The Griffiths family is divesting the large-format Tattersalls Hotel in Goulburn, in the NSW southern tablelands, leaving a balanced business as they head south. Widely considered the best pub in Goulburn, The Tatts boasts one of the largest trading footprints,
DISMISSAL AFTER PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT SPARKS LEGAL ACTION
Legal proceedings have been initiated against O’Malley’s Operations, and separately against its operations manager Riley Panetta-Sleiman by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO). O’Malleys Operations, a labour-hire company used by the Royal Hotel Granville, was given an order to compensate an
GOOGONG’S FIRST PUB UNDERWAY IN $25M PROJECT
Construction has begun on the $25 million development of the all-new Googong Hotel, on the New South Wales side of the Australian Capital Territory border. The town, a new and developing area, lies around half an hour from the Canberra
NEWTOWN’S CARLISLE CASTLE ON OFFER
For the first time in more than 60 years, inner west sweetheart the Carlisle Castle Hotel in Newtown is being offered to market as a freehold going concern. Residing on a prominent 569sqm corner lot, the two-storey Carlisle Castle (CCH)
HOW CAN PUBS UNLOCK GROWTH IN THE NEW FINANCIAL YEAR?
As we enter a new financial year Nicole Buisson, MD at Lightspeed, has offered a modern tech-based perspective on how publicans can tap into trends and growth. * Nicole Buisson From the bustling streets of Sydney or Melbourne’s CBDs to
HOP TO IT: INTERNATIONAL BEER DAY IS NEARLY HERE
Don’t lose your head, International Beer Day is almost here. Celebrated on the first Friday of every August, this year it will fall on 1 August. It was founded in California in 2007 and quickly grew from a local event
FIREHOUSE TO RAZE MARKET
For the first time in its history and first public offering in the precinct in over 40 years, the striking Firehouse Hotel in North Sydney is being sold as a freehold going concern. Constructed in 1895, the North Sydney fire
NSW REGULATOR BACK IN THE GAME
After recent references to pubs and clubs ‘raping’ local communities and a swift Ministerial smack-down, the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority appears to be back in the business of hospitality. In recent years the Authority (ILGA) has seemingly adopted an
